I love this time of year! Spring and fall are my absolute favorites. But, I must admit, all seasons are good…I just enjoy being alive! Wednesday night was a beautiful night. It followed lots of rain the last week or two, so the plants were especially happy. The weather was mild, so we sat outside.… Read More
Category Archives: Around the house
What do you do on a lazy Saturday?
Today is the perfect lazy Saturday. Nothing to do (well that is not exactly true, but nothing that can’t wait), and no where to go. The weather is mild-not too hot or cold-kind of hazy (notice how that rhymes with lazy!). We had decided to stay at the lake this weekend. When we finally got up… Read More
Tips For Enjoying Silver
The other day I was polishing one of my mother’s really nice silver candelabras (you know the kind used in Phantom of the Opera or Lumiere from Beauty and the Beast). I noticed one arm seemed to hang a bit lower than the other arm, so I pulled on it ever so slightly to adjust… Read More
Collecting: Etiquette Books
Somewhere along the way I have been told that people who collect things (such as rocks, stamps, first edition books, etc.) are smarter than the average person. Not that they are investing in a smart way, rather that smart people tend to have collections. I don’t know if this is true and a quick internet… Read More